ARTICLE II

ZONING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

2-101 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS

To carry out the purposes of this Code, the Village is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:

A. Single Family Residential Districts (Article III)

R-1 - Single Family Residential District

R-2 - Single Family Residential District

R-3 - Single Family Residential District

R-4 - Single Family Residential District

R-5 - Single Family Residential District

B. Multiple Family Residential Districts (Article IV)

R-6 - Two Family Residential District

R-7 - Multiple Family Residential District

R-8 - Multiple Family Residential District

C. Commercial Districts (Article V)

C-1 - Central Commercial District

C-2 - Limited Service Commercial District

C-3 - General Service Commercial District

C-4 - Convenience Commercial District

D. Office District (Article VI)

O-1 - General Office District

E. Industrial District (Article VII)

I-1 - Light Industrial District

F. Special Districts (Article VIII)

OS - Open Space District

IB - Institutional Buildings District

2-102 Zoning Districts and Official Documents

C. District Boundaries. In the event that any uncertainty exists with respect to the intended boundaries of the various districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

1. The district boundaries are the centerlines of highways, streets, alleys, waterways, railroads, and other rights-of-way unless otherwise indicated. When the designation of a boundary line on the Zoning Map coincides with the location of any such right-of-way, the centerline of such right-of-way shall be construed to be the boundary of such district.

2. When a district boundary does not coincide with the location of the centerline of any right-of-way but does coincide with a lot line, such lot line shall be construed to be the boundary of such district.

3. When a district boundary does not coincide with the location of the centerline of any right-of-way or lot line, the district boundary shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the Zoning Map.

D. Maintenance and Availability of Official Zoning Map. The official copy of the Zoning Map shall be maintained by the Village Manager and shall be available for public inspection during Village business hours at the LaGrange Village Hall. Any amendment to zoning district boundaries or any change in any other information shown on the Zoning Map made by amendment to this Code shall be indicated on the official copy of the Zoning Map.

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2-103 ANNEXED LAND

A. Annexation of Land. All land annexed to the Village after the effective date of this Code
    shall be classified automatically upon such annexation in the R-1 Single Family Residential
    District. The owner of any land proposed to be annexed to the Village shall file, with the
    petition for annexation, an application for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance pursuant to
    Section 14-101 of this Code. In the case of an involuntary annexation, the Village Manager
    shall complete the required application.

B. Application for Different Classification. When any land is classified pursuant to this Section,
    it shall remain so classified unless and until an application to amend such classification is filed
    pursuant to Section 14-101 of this Code and granted pursuant to Article XIV, Part VI of
    this Code. Such application may be filed prior to or contemporaneously with the annexation
    of the land in question.

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2-104 ZONING MAP

A. Map Incorporated. The location and boundaries of the zoning districts established by this
     Code are as shown on a map entitled "Zoning Map of the Village of LaGrange, Illinois,"
     hereafter referred to as the Zoning Map, which is by this reference incorporated as part of
     this Code. All notations, references, and other information shown on the Zoning Map, and
     all amendments thereto, shall be as much a part of this Code as if specifically set forth and
     literally described herein.

B. Omitted Land. It is the intent of this Code that the entire area of the Village, including all
     land and water areas, be included in the districts established by this Code. Any area lying
     within the Village but not shown on the Zoning Map as being included in such a district shall
     be deemed to be, and it is hereby, classified in the R-1 Single Family Residential District.

C. District Boundaries. In the event that any uncertainty exists with respect to the intended
     boundaries of the various districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall
     apply:

1. The district boundaries are the centerlines of highways, streets, alleys, waterways, railroads, and other rights-of-way unless otherwise indicated. When the designation of a boundary line on the Zoning Map coincides with the location of any such right-of-way, the centerline of such right-of-way shall be construed to be the boundary of such district.
2. When a district boundary does not coincide with the location of the centerline of any right-of-way but does coincide with a lot line, such lot line shall be construed to be the boundary of such district.
3. When a district boundary does not coincide with the location of the centerline of any right-of-way or lot line, the district boundary shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the Zoning Map.

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2-105 OFFICIAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

A. Authority. The Plan Commission shall have authority to prepare and recommend to the Board of Trustees a Comprehensive Plan of the Village and the unincorporated areas surrounding the Village and from time to time to prepare and recommend amendments thereto, any or all of which the Board of Trustees may adopt as the "Official Compre

2-105 Zoning Districts and Official Documents

C. Purpose. The Official Map is adopted to implement the Official Comprehensive Plan, to assure the adequacy of the public facilities to which it relates, and to secure for the Village the authority and benefits provided by state law in connection with such an Official Map.

D. Effect. The Official Map shall have the effect accorded to it by Sections 11-12-8 et seq. of the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended, Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 24, §§ 11-12-8 et seq., and also shall have the effect accorded to the Official Comprehensive Plan by Subsection 2-105D of this Code.

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2-106 OFFICIAL MAP

1. Authority. The Plan Commission shall have authority to prepare and to recommend to the Board of Trustees an Official Map of the Village and the unincorporated areas surrounding the Village and from time to time to prepare and recommend amendments thereto, all of which the Board of Trustees may adopt as the "Official Map of the Village of LaGrange."
2. Definition. The "Official Map" shall be defined as a compilation of maps, standards, and specifications of and for existing and proposed rights-of-way, streets, alleys, utility easements, public grounds, and public utility systems within the Village or within the unincorporated area lying within one and one-half miles of its boundaries as they may from time to time exist, prepared and recommended by the Plan Commission with the advice and assistance of the Village Manager and the Village Manager's staff, and adopted by the Board of Trustees by ordinance duly enacted, together with such amendments thereto as may be adopted from time to time. The term "Official Map" also shall refer to any internally consistent and complete portion of such a compilation relating to any one or more of the aforesaid subjects or to any specific portion of the aforesaid geographical area. As of the effective date of this Code, the term "Official Map" shall be understood to refer to the documents listed in Subsection 2-105B of this Code.
   The Official Map referred to in this Section is the map authorized by Sections 11-2-6 et seq. of the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended, Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 24, §§ 11-12-6 et seq.
3. Purpose. The Official Map is adopted to implement the Official Comprehensive Plan, to assure the adequacy of the public facilities to which it relates, and to secure for the Village the authority and benefits provided by state law in connection with such an Official Map.
4. Effect. The Official Map shall have the effect accorded to it by Sections 11-12-8 et seq. of the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended, Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 24, §§ 11-12-8 et seq., and also shall have the effect accorded to the Official Comprehensive Plan by Subsection 2-105D of this Code.
5. Procedures. The procedures for the development, adoption, amendment, and filing of the Official Map shall be the same as those provided in Subsection 2-105E of this Code with respect to the Official Comprehensive Plan.

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